By- Kavya Bhatt
In his monthly radio address, "Mann Ki Baat," Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, referring to it as India's "most heinous" terror attack.
We will always remember November 26. The worst terrorist attack to ever strike the nation happened on this day.
The entire nation, including Mumbai, was rocked by terrorists. However, it is a testament to India's strength that we were able to recover from that attack and are currently fighting terrorism fearlessly," Prime Minister Modi stated.
Ten terrorists from Pakistan who were highly armed carried out a string of well-planned attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. The attacks left a path of destruction and loss in their wake, targeting both civilians and security personnel.
The terrorists attacked several sites in the city, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Oberoi Trident Hotel, and the Nariman House Jewish Community Center. They were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades.
After entering the city through the Arabian Sea, the terrorists left 166 people dead, including eighteen security personnel, and hundreds more injured. They also extensively damaged property, resulting in a loss estimated to be worth crores.
Among those slain in the attacks were Hemant Karkare, the then-chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Army Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Ashok Kamte, the additional police commissioner for Mumbai, and senior police inspector Vijay Salaskar.